10.Jul.2024
Amigaworld.net (forum)
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Crowdfunding: Book project by David Pleasance - "Dare to Dream"
After "Commodore - The Inside Story" and "From Vultures to Vampires", former Commodore UK manager David Pleasance is looking for pre-orders for a third book project at the title link. This time, however, the subject is fictional - "Dare to Dream" invites the reader to dream about what might have been if the author, together with the co-managing director Colin Proudfoot, had succeeded in taking over Commodore UK as planned following the bankruptcy of the parent company.
According to the description, former Commodore developer Dave Haynie assists him in writing the book. Participants in the crowdfunding campaign will receive the finished work for 30 British Pounds plus shipping costs (for the EU this will amount to a total of 40 Pounds, around 47 Euros), with the regular retail price being 39 pounds later. (snx)
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10.Jul.2024
MorphZone (forum)
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 8.9
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 8.9 of his Wayfarer web browser for MorphOS. This fixes six bugs and introduces a "YouTube Experience" notice, which appears when that website is visited for the first time. (snx)
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10.Jul.2024
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Test: Audio playback on the AmigaOne A1222 Plus
Due to its incompatible FPU, the use of AmigaOS 4 on the AmigaOne A1222 Plus is subject to restrictions, which also affect popular audio playback programs such as AmigaAMP. 'Ktadd' has tested a few of them at the title link.
AmigaAMP requires up to 80 % of the processor power due to frequent calls of the FPU emulation. The test report lists setting changes that enable the use of this program with an operable user interface, albeit exclusively.
TuneNet manages MP3 files - apparently the only format tested by Ktadd - with a processor load of eight to 32 %; with Ogg Vorbis files, however, Eldee 'Eliyahu' Stephens comments that CPU usage will jump and one ends up with the same responsiveness issue as well.
DAPlayer, on the other hand, is at eight to ten percent for MP3 files, while SongPlayer is only 5 % and the Hollywood program RNOTunes performs best in this regard with 3 %.
Finally, the blog article compares the general strengths and weaknesses of the programs mentioned, on the basis of which there is no generally valid recommendation as to which of them should be used on the A1222 Plus. (snx)
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09.Jul.2024
Robert Koon (ANF)
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Developer's diary: Dune II - The Building of A Remaster
Robert Koon, one of the developers involved in the Amiga conversion of Westwood's strategy classic Dune II, has set himself the goal of developing a remake for the Amiga that largely eliminates the limitations of the original release compared to the DOS original. Koon lists the following disadvantages of the existing Amiga port, among others:
- the heavily abbreviated intro
- the lack of an AGA-specific version
- constant diskette changes
- cuts to the gameplay and the soundtrack
Every two to three days Koon documents his progress in an entry in his developer diary. This journal will also be published in book form once the work is complete. If you want to support the developer in advance, you can donate one or three euros per month on Patreon and get real-time access to the developer diary.
It is not yet clear whether or in what form the finished game will be distributed. As Koon tells us, the code for his version has been written from scratch, but all assets come from the DOS version and therefore have to be licensed by Westwood.
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09.Jul.2024
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Rogue-Like "Roguecraft". Preview video, boxed edition can be pre-ordered
The 'Roguelike' Roguecraft, a revised port of the C64 title Rogue 64 from the same developer, is to be released in September in digital and physical editions. Pre-orders for the boxed edition will be accepted until the end of the month. Torque' shows the current status of the game in a YouTube video. (cg)
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09.Jul.2024
EAB (Webseite)
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Multiple-choice adventure: Ninja Carnage
In "Ninja Carnage", the player controls a constantly cursing ninja who has to execute a Yakuza boss. The game mechanics are described by the developer as "Die & Retry": decisions have to be made constantly, wrong decisions lead to one of 128 different death sequences.
The game has been translated into seven different languages: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek and Polish. The Amiga version uses the HAM6 mode and runs on every OCS computer.
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09.Jul.2024
IndieRetroNews (Webseite)
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Game: Chopper Duel 1.1
Chopper Duel is an Amiga version of the MS-DOS game of the same name by Addict from 1993. The helicopter duel comprises 50 playing fields with 32 colors, requires 512 KB RAM and can be controlled by joystick or keyboard. (snx)
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09.Jul.2024
itch.io
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Game template: Survival game 'CyberCity2069' with source code
According to the author, "CyberCity2069" was to be a "survival game with RPG elements", which was developed with AmiBlitz 3. The player returns to the city after three years in the wilderness and has to earn a living with odd jobs in a cyberpunk setting.
The title has been abandoned by the developer; apart from the basic elements of the strategy part, only two of the planned arcade mini-games have been implemented so far: driving through the city and collecting falling garbage. The unfinished game, including the source code, can be purchased for one US dollar.
The license for the program code is simply "do what you want with it". The assets (graphics, sounds) come from third parties and can be used under various licenses; they are all linked on the Cybercity project page. (cg)
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09.Jul.2024
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Point'n Click adventure with photos: Holiday V1.07
Another update has been released for the Point'n Click adventure "Holiday" (video), which fixes various minor bugs:
- Discovered and fixed a bug with V1.05. If you completed a day after midnight, the day would roll over to the next day, and all mission objectives would not count towards any score. The day would then roll over again, so the next day would start 2 days later (e.g. Day 3). I added a variable for the actual day, as well as the game day, so the computer knowns what day the player is on.
- Sometimes the music would keep playing after the game was shut down. I made a fix for this in V1.05, but it only fixed a few rooms. The Launch Script how runs BastyPlayer again when you quit the program, therefore always stopping the music.
- Fixed being able to use items on the peninsula screens without being instantly taken back to Room 1.
- Added 10 more hidden click boxes to different places in the game, for example, Morgan's Bar, and some on the south beach.
- Fixed some spelling mistakes introduced with V1.05, such as Petro instead of Pedro. And 'The Day the Temperature'.
- Changed Fight Check In Desk to Hotel Check In Desk.
- Updated the version in the title of the game to V1.07
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09.Jul.2024
(ANF)
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Free/Libre hardware: SMD2000 "Bushfire", an A2000 in Mini-DTX form factor
SMD2000 "Bushfire" is a version of the A2000 motherboard in mini-DTX format (170 mm × 203 mm). The computer has a modular design: In order to be able to work with different Agnus revisions, the Agnus and chip RAM are located on a separate daughterboard. The processor is also on a separate board. The ISA slots have been removed; instead of the video slot, SMD2000 has an RGB2HDMI connection for plugging in a Raspberry Pi connection as well as an internal video header so that S-video capacity can be added later.
In the meantime, the documents for the motherboard, a first CPU card and two different Agnus plug-in cards have been published on Github. The official announcement also holds out the prospect of a third Agnus card that will ensure (mechanical) compatibility with the developer's preferred case: a Silverstone ML09.
(cg)
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08.Jul.2024
Hans Arne J. (E-Mail)
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Interview with Rolf-Dieter Klein and Jim Sachs about "Ports of Call"
For their Norwegian website "Spillhistorie" Hans Arne J. ('Retrogamingpappa') and Joachim Froholt have conducted an interview with two fathers of the well-known Amiga game "Ports of Call", namely Rolf-Dieter Klein, one of the two developers alongside Martin Ulrich, and James D. Sachs, known as Jim, who worked alongside Richard E. La Barre as an illustrator.
Based on their answers, an article was created at the title link, which traces the development of this business simulation, which Aegis Interactive Software released in 1987 for the Amiga and only in 1990 for IBM PCs, whereby the Amiga version was graphically and tonally superior, in accordance with the then still rather limited multimedia capabilities of the IBM PCs. (snx)
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08.Jul.2024
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Aminet uploads until 06.07.2024
The following files have been added until 06.07.2024 to Aminet:
ign-AddOn-ODS.lha biz/spread 204K OS4 ignition addon for access ods...
ign-AddOn-XLSX.lha biz/spread 303K OS4 ignition addon for access xls...
ignition.lha biz/spread 5.0M OS4 a modern spreadsheet
ignition-src.lha biz/spread 1.2M Sourcecode ignition 1.30
HHH-GNV.adf demo/sound 880K 68k Borschtsch - Gabbanova (LQ)
lostpixeldemo.lha game/actio 413K 68k Lost Pixel 1st level Demo Game
ScummVM_AGA_060.lha game/misc 55M 68k Amiga port of ScummVM 2.3.0 (...
ScummVM_RTG_060.lha game/misc 55M 68k Amiga port of ScummVM 2.5.1 (...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.2M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmySequencer.lha mus/edit 635K 68k MIDI sequencer for the AMIGA ...
ToccataInit.lha mus/misc 15K 68k Initialize Toccata mixer from...
CreationOfMan.lha pix/anim 108M The creation of man - DPaint ...
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08.Jul.2024
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OS4Depot uploads until 06.07.2024
The following files have been added until 06.07.2024 to OS4Depot:
fd2pragma.tar.gz dev/mis 118kb 4.0 Tool to create pragmas and inlin...
pasm.tar.gz dev/mis 85kb 4.0 PowerPC assembler
vdam68k.tar.gz.tar dev/uti 110kb 4.0 A 68k disassembler
vdappc.tar.gz.tar dev/uti 70kb 4.0 A PowerPC disassembler
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
pintorweb.lha gra/mis 7Mb 4.0 A simple and easy picture editor
ntpsync.lha net/mis 35kb 4.0 Synchronizing clocks in the Inte...
ign-addon-ods.lha off/spr 204kb 4.1 Ignition addon for access ods-files
ign-addon-xlsx.lha off/spr 303kb 4.1 Ignition addon for access xlsx-f...
ignition.lha off/spr 5Mb 4.1 A modern spreadsheet
ignition-src.lha off/spr 1Mb 4.0 A modern spreadsheet (source)
tinyulmui.lha uti/mis 55kb 4.0 MUI-based tinybld PIC uploader (...
airscan.lha uti/pri 1Mb 4.1 Native Amiga scanner utility
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08.Jul.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 06.07.2024
The following files have been added until 06.07.2024 to AROS Archives:
pintorweb.lha gra/con 7Mb A simple and easy picture editor
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08.Jul.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 06.07.2024
The following files have been added until 06.07.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
AmiArcadia_32.71.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
ShowGeo_1.0.lha Graphics/3D A simple and unpolished...
PintorWeb_5.00.lha Graphics/Tools A little and easy web t...
Wayfarer_8.8.lha MorphOS-update Wayfarer is the latest ...
PolyOrga_1.26a.lha Office/Organizer PolyOrga is a general-p...
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08.Jul.2024
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WHDLoad: New installers until 06.07.2024
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 06.07.2024:
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08.Jul.2024
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaRemix: Further files added
AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news-item, the following mp3 files have been added:
- Stormlord Arok Full Length
- Hybris Interstellar
- The Funky Dragon
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07.Jul.2024
Frank Röger (ANF)
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The Grid: A new Tron-clone for up to 10 players
Today, LogicalByte launched the game The Grid. This is a Tron clone with support for up to ten players simultaneously. The requirement for this number of players is an OctaPlayer adapter from Alinea Computer, which is currently still under development and is due to be released later this year. Until then, the game can currently be played against just one human opponent.
The gameplay of The Grid is based on the original game and therefore also on the classic film: players control so-called light cycles and fight for survival in intense arena duels while trying to lure their opponents into light traps.
The system requirements are a PAL Amiga with at least 1 MB Chip RAM and at least 2 joysticks.
According to the website, The Grid is undergoing further development. Open features to be implemented in the course of the year include player names, various grids, power-ups, speed options (currently only one speed is implemented) and memory optimisation (to support Amigas with only 512 KB Chip RAM).
The Grid can be downloaded free of charge from the title link. (nba)
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06.Jul.2024
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 169
The English and German issue 169 (July/August 2024) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed. It can be ordered directly from its editorial office and from Amiga dealers that stock the magazine.
Content of the current issue includes a special about power supplies for the Amiga 500, 600 and 1200, reviews of hardware (eRGB2HDMI) and applications (Hollywood Designer 7.0) as well as reviews of several new and old games including Glubble, Rogue Declan, Kondi Krush and more. (nba)
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06.Jul.2024
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 8.8
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 8.8 of his web browser Wayfarer for MorphOS which fixes a race condition in MediaSource player and video synchronization issues. (dr)
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06.Jul.2024
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Reverse Engineering: Aira Force 0.7.5 for Windows, Linux and macOS
"Aira Force" is a tool for reverse engineering Amiga 680x0 software (amiga-news.de reported). It allows binaries to be disassembled and investigated (YouTube video).
This update to version 0.7.5 mainly contains UI upgrades: DPI awareness, save/restore window settings, a choice of fonts and UI zoom. (dr)
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06.Jul.2024
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Aracde classic: Beta version of Galaga500
Jean-Francois 'jotd' Fabre has started to realise another game for the Amiga: this time Namco's Aracade classic Galaga. He has now released a first beta version, which is already fully playable, but may still have minor bugs and not all features. A standard Amiga 500 is sufficient (YouTube video) (dr)
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05.Jul.2024
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AmigaOS 4: Scanner utility AirScan V1.40
Arild Aarbakk has released version 1.40 of its AirScan scanner software, which uses the eSCL protocol developed by the Mopria Alliance Technical Working Group. The client is able to scan (or print) without having to install drivers on the client device, as the firmware provided in the scanner is used. Communication is based on the Internet Printing Protocol, a printing service over a network.
SSL support has been added in the new version. Currently, the preview image is still displayed in colour, even if greyscale or black and white has been selected. The final scan is displayed in the selected colour mode. The archive can simply be extracted and copied to the location of your choice. In our test, a Canon G6000 was found without any problems and scanned a document as required, which can be saved as either a jpeg or pdf file.
(dr)
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05.Jul.2024
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Retro Supplies: Updates of hardware projects
Andrew 'LinuxJedi' Hutchings and his shop "Retro Supplies" visited the Kickstart 02 event in England last weekend and presented updates of his hardware projects:
He has developed a new version of the RGBtoHDMI board for the Amiga 500, which enables pixel-perfect HDMI output from the Amiga 500 using a Raspberry Pi Zero (not included).
Version 2 of his floppy emulator "GoFloppy" (amiga-news.de reported) is now available, which has an additional special adapter for Amiga computers. This adapter makes it possible to place the GoFloppy on the Amiga 500 / 600 / 1200, and a flex cable supplies the data and power through the ventilation opening of the Amiga. In addition, a switch on the GoFloppy allows you to switch between the internal drive and the GoFloppy as the primary drive in the Amiga (the internal drive is disabled when the GoFloppy is the primary drive).
Finally, he offers various scented candles to "enhance the player's experience of Amiga games." (dr)
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05.Jul.2024
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Video: Review of A600GS
In a detailed video, the YouTube channel "Toohey's Tech & Gaming" presents the announced A600GS computer (amiga-news.de reported). (dr)
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04.Jul.2024
Paulee Alex Bow (E-Mail)
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Synth-Pop mit Amiga-Beteiligung: "Bleakwave" von Vogue Renege
Amiga musician Paulee Alex Bow has released an EP called "Bleakwave" under the artist name 'Vogue Renege'. The songs can be purchased on Bandcamp, a CD version can be ordered from the author by e-mail.
As Bow tells us, a whole series of Amiga computers (A500+, A1200 and A3000) were used for the production. Trackers are responsible for a large part of the rhythm work, but Amiga-based software synthesizers, real-time effects programs and MIDI software are also used on each track, which together produce a "very special sound" according to the artist.
(cg)
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04.Jul.2024
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AmigaOS 4: ignition OpenDocument addon V0.40, Excel addon V0.12
With the release of the spreadsheet ignition 1.30 (amiga-news.de reported) Achim Pankalla has also updated two addons:
The ods-addon enables tables to be loaded and saved in OpenDocument format, which is used in LibreOffice/OpenOffice Calc, among others. In this version 0.40, a bug has been fixed and new functions of the current ignition version have been implemented.
The xlsx add-on for importing MS Excel files is now available in version 0.12, which also supports new functions of the recently released ignition version. (dr)
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04.Jul.2024
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AmigaOS 4: Spreadsheet ignition 1.30
Achim Pankalla has released version 1.30 of his spreadsheet ignition which at least requires AmigaOS 4.1 update 6. Changes:
- Some GUI-errors are corrected.
- The printing prozess can now be stopped.
- Some Guru-failures are eliminated
- The number of copies field in the printer dialog now works.
- The zoom factor in printer dialog accepts now manual set values.
- A new function for replacing text in a string was added.
- New functions for number conversions.
- Error in "select" function was fixed.
- An error in the 3D column diagram was fixed.
(dr)
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